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dusk definition

dusk (dusk)

adjective

Old Poet. dark in color; dusky; shadowy

Etymology: ME, by metathesis < OE dox, dark-colored: for IE base see dun

noun

  1. the time of evening when it is beginning to get dark; dim part of twilight
  2. gloom; dusky quality

transitive verb, intransitive verb

to make or become dusky or shadowy

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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